Submarine fired self-propelled torpedo. On September 5, 1914, Germany's U-21 fired a single 50CM Type G torpedo at the scout cruiser HMS Pathfinder. The stricken ship broke in two and sank in minutes. Out a crew of 268, only 18 survived the attack.

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